Law Enforcement Mental Health Services Bill Signed Into Law

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A bill to support law enforcement officers seeking mental health services was signed into law today. The Confidentiality Opportunities for Peer Support (COPS) Counseling Act was co-authored by Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.).

"Law enforcement officers across the country sacrifice so much to keep our communities safe, and they often endure challenging and traumatic situations in the process. Confidential peer counseling programs provide an important mental health outlet for these officers to share their experiences, decompress and receive guidance. This law ensures officers have an opportunity to participate in peer counseling with the confidence that their privacy will be protected. I am grateful that it has been signed into law to support our law enforcement officers," Grassley said.

"Our law enforcement officers serve and sacrifice for our communities every day, and this law will help ensure they get the mental health support they need. My husband was in federal law enforcement, and I spent eight years working closely with our brave police officers as Nevada's Attorney General, so I know these men and women face extreme challenges and trauma on the job. I wrote this bill to make a difference for law enforcement in Nevada and across the country, and was proud to stand with President Biden as he signed it into law today," said Senator Cortez Masto.

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